China Advances Lunar Construction Plans with Chang'e 8 Mission
The China National Space Administration aims to build a lunar base using moon dust bricks, with a launch scheduled for 2028.
- China's Chang'e 8 mission plans to use moon soil to construct a shelter on the Moon's south pole.
- A special device will melt lunar soil into bricks, and a robot will assemble them into a prototype habitat.
- The mission will deliver 14 scientific instruments to study the Moon's geology and resource utilization.
- International partners are invited to contribute to the mission, with 440 pounds of payload reserved for them.
- The Chang'e 8 mission is part of China's broader effort to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon.
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South China Morning Post 